Avery Bourne R

Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor

June 28, 2022 primary

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 2 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-17.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-17	2

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$56,601raised, 76 itemized contributions, plus $1,921 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$79,338spent

$50,459cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

41%47%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $79,338

Contributions to other committees$69,500

Other (as described)$5,068

Digital and online$2,468

Office, printing and supplies$1,216

Postage and delivery$560

Staff pay$334

Travel and meals$192

Largest payees: House Republican Majority $61,250 Contributions to other committees · Republican State Leadership Committee $3,500 Contributions to other committees · Victory Text LLC $2,811 Other (as described) · Citizens For Joe Hackler $2,500 Contributions to other committees · Arena Mail + Digital LLC $2,288 Digital and online · Costco $1,337 Other (as described) · Creative Expressions $1,056 Office, printing and supplies · DePoppe For Sheriff $750 Contributions to other committees

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Realtor PAC Springfield	Committee	$6,000
Altria Client Services, LLC Richmond	Business or group	$3,000
Ameren Illinois St. Louis	Business or group	$3,000
BNSF Railway Company Ft. Worth	Business or group	$3,000
Friends of Mike Murphy Springfield	Committee	$2,500
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,000
Illinois Association of School Administrators PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,000
AT&T Illinois Employee PAC Chicago	Committee	$1,500
Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle	Business or group	$1,500
Rivers Casino Des Plaines	Business or group	$1,500
Vistra Energy Springfield	Business or group	$1,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$1,000
Christian County Republican Central Committee Taylorville	Party	$1,000
Health Alliance Medical Plans Champaign	Business or group	$1,000
Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PAC Chicago	Committee	$1,000

Committee: Friends for Avery Bourne (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Avery Bourne as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
BOURNE DEGROOT LLC LLC, since 2023 · file 12890192	manager, registered agent	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$6,000	134
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$3,000	96
BNSF Railway Company Business · Fort Worth	$3,000	59
Altria Client Services LLC Business · Richmond	$3,000	23
Friends of Mike Murphy Candidate or officeholder committee · Springfield	$2,500	12
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,000	97
Illinois Association of School Administrators PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,000	12
AT&T Illinois Employee PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$1,500	37
Rivers Casino Business · Des Plaines	$1,500	41
Vistra Energy Business · Springfield	$1,500	19
Amazon.com Services LLC Business · Seattle	$1,500	67
Eli Lilly and Company & Subsidiaries Business · Indianapolis	$1,000	14
Health Alliance Medical Plans Group or PAC · Champaign	$1,000	55
Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$1,000	48
LS Power Tomorrow, LLC Business · East Brunswick	$1,000	60